Irene Lam | Personal Goals

what does success for this class mean to you?

Create an MVP (Term 1) and a marketable product (Term 2) of GitBetter
Gain substantial experience programming (especially on frontend, visualizations, etc)
Have ownership/be the person of contact for a feature(s)
Work with good coding practices (especially with Github)
Validation from professors, peers, and user testers; achieve good grades
Speak out when I have ideas to bring to the table/ opinions on the trajectory of the project
Be a good team player
Design and implement a cohesive web app that is accessible and user friendly
Improve on React and learn Vue/ Electron to a professional working ability

Challenges

what are some challenges you foresee? Project Specific Challenges

React migration - While this seemed like a good idea in the beginning, other issues have since formed (e.g. issues with filesystem, group members who are more familiar with Vue) that have made me question migrating altogether
Visualizations - We left Technigala knowing our visualizations are not serving the needs of beginner audiences, but don't have better visualization alternatives. We also need to allocate time to learn the visualization library.
Terminal Playground - Also from Technigala, it's clear that advanced programmers love the idea of a git playground, but the features they are interested in (e.g. git rebase, merge conflicts window) are diverse and difficult to implement/prioritize
Scope - This may be a stretch concern, but our project takes forever to replicate git repositories, not to mention displaying tailored visualizations based on the current state of the user's repository without appearing too overwhelming to beginners. We don't have a resolution for this yet, but if we want GitBetter to be usable, this seems to be a blocker

Personal Challenges

Group cohesion - We are all passionate about the project, but this often means conflicting ideas in terms of next steps
Time - It's really easy to get lost in one bug for hours without any results to show for; better time management would help to this end
Group communication - We are a large group with drastically different schedules. Making time for standups and keeping up with everyone's tasks can get confusing. It's also important to remind myself that we should be arguing with the idea and not the person